Man arrested with drugs and a gun in Trenton train station

TRENTON — Officers from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Investigation’s Unit arrested a Cherry Hill man who allegedly was looking to sell a large quantity of cocaine after arriving in Trenton at the train station on South Clinton Avenue.

The unit received information that Edwin Febus, 21, was coming to Trenton on Thursday with cocaine in tow. At 5:10 p.m., authorities found Febus sitting in front of the train station with 78 grams of cocaine, a loaded .357 handgun and $20 in cash on his person. The estimated value of the cocaine was $7,800. Febus was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with the intent to distribute, possession of a firearm while committing a narcotics offense and certain persons not to possess a firearm.